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Man booked for stalking cabin crew at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad airport police have registered a case against a 22-year-old man for stalking and threatening a female cabin crew member on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred near a two-wheeler parking area at…
The Story in Brief
Hyderabad airport police have registered a case against a 22-year-old man for stalking and threatening a female cabin crew member on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred near a two-wheeler parking area at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The complainant, also 22, said Naresh Naik of Shamshabad followed her despite her moving away and later made obscene, threatening remarks while she stood with a colleague. She raised an alarm, bystanders intervened, and police were alerted.
The cabin crew member told police her job requires frequent late-night travel through the airport and she fears for her safety. A case has been filed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 78 and 79. Airport outpost inspector B Kiran Kumar said Naik is a mentally disturbed unemployed man and a notice has been served to him.
The Indian Opinion
The police labelling the accused a 'mentally disturbed unemployed man' risks reinforcing stereotypes that link mental illness with criminal behaviour. While workplace safety for women is a genuine concern, not every stalker is mentally ill. Actual mental health conditions are often misused as a convenient explanation for harassment. The real test is whether the courts treat this as a serious offence under the BNS or let the accused off with a warning, as happens in many such cases. Will the investigation focus on actual threat, not just the man's background?
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, siasat.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
